It was a rough day for Norman, trapped in a box in the ground, no one to help him, barely any oxygen, and worst of all his beloved mother wasn't there to help him through it. He prayed for someone to find him, get him out of that wooden prison and set him free. He lay, covered in dirt, bugs, and whatever other skin crawling contents fell on his flesh. Little did he know Dylan and Sheriff Romero were doing everything in their power to find and free him, he just had to sit tight and wait for their rescue.

Norma sat in the motel office, she had to keep a grip on herself, especially when Emma was around. She didn't need her voice in her ear, asking annoying and prying questions as to Norman's whereabouts, that was her and Sheriff Romero's business only, her son needed to be brought back to her immediately. She had trouble taming her own emotions, she refused to put up with Emma's. She let the teen go home early that night, saying she would handle the night shift. All Norma wanted was to be alone, it was easier for her to handle the situation if she could have time to think about her next move to try and save her son.

Just as she began to think, she saw George's car pull up in the parking lot. She gritted her teeth and closed her eyes as she heard him find a place on the gravel and shut the door behind him. She didn't want to deal with him right now. She silently admitted that sleeping with him that night out of impulse was a complete mistake, it was stupid of her to go back to his place, force herself on him, no, that was no where near Norma's style. She was never comfortable making the first move, especially with someone like George, classy, educated, handsome, and pretty sweet from what she could see. She let out an audible sigh before he walked in the door.

As he laid eyes on her, gave her a sweet smile, and held out a bouquet of flowers.

"These are for you" he said, moving behind the desk, getting closer to her.

"That is so sweet!" she announced, faking cheer, and giving him a huge grateful grin.

She took the flowers from him and laid them on the desk in front of her, she kept her eyes on them, and felt herself grow more aware and frustrated as she felt his arms slide around her waist. It wasn't long before he was leaning into her, his mouth pecking wet kisses on her neck. He pulled away and gazed at her.

"I had a good time last night" he grinned seductively and went back to kissing her, slowly his hand moved under her skirt and his fingers skating closer and closer to her upper thigh.

"Uh, George, you know what?" she struggled to speak as his lips pressed harder on her throat, he had her pressed up against the desk.

She pushed him away slightly and fixed herself, shaking her head.

"Not right now" she rejected him, turning back the desk.

"I'm sorry...just not right now" she continued, keeping her eyes on the computer screen in front of her, the light from the monitor making her eyes shine.

"Oh, I get it" he said, looking down at the floor, and running a hand through his hair.

"I've just had a really hard day" she explained, clearing her throat, trying to maintain her composure.

George gave her a softened look.

"What happened?" he asked compassionately.

She thought then, she shouldn't have said that. She didn't need to draw more attention to her situation. She was silently kicking herself inside.

"I just...I've have a really stressful day. Customers screaming at me, I had to clean so many disgusting rooms, and on top of it I have a splitting headache" she explained, putting her head in her hands.

"I'm sorry...do you want some aspirin?" he offered.

She looked up to see his charming gaze, it melted her heart, despite everything else that was going on. George was a nice guy with good intentions. She still had to handle Norman however, so she needed to turn him away and send him out so she could focus on her son.

"No, thank you. I think I'm just going to turn in for the night. A good nights sleep should help. I really like you, George. I know you like me too...sorry I wasn't in the mood" she gave him a sad smile.

"That's okay, you've had a rough day. I'll let you rest" he said, leaning over the desk to kiss her cheek.

When he pulled away, she gave him a sweet grin.

"I promise, when I start feeling better, I will make tonight up to you...if you know what I mean" she gave him a sexy smile and turned to shut the lights off in the back room.

"Already looking forward to it. Actually, I wanted to ask you if you wanted to come over my place Friday night, maybe watch a movie, order in?" he offered, watching her hips sway.

"That sounds lovely, George" she smiled at him and walked out of the office, he followed behind and watched as she locked the door and flipped the open sign to closed.

"Good. See you then?" he asked, leaning closer towards her.

"Yes" she grinned.

He took her hips in his hands and pulled her in. Donna Karan cologne filled her nostrils as he dipped his head in towards hers and planted a sweet kiss on her lips. She closed her eyes and wrapped her hands around the nape of his neck. He pulled away and dropped one more small kiss on her forehead before turning away and getting in his car. Norma leaned against the door and watched him go, giving him a small smile as he glanced at her before pulling out of the motel parking lot. After his car was out of sight, she walked up towards the house, when she heard a voice call her name behind her. She stopped walking up the steps and turned to see Sheriff Romero standing right behind her.

"Did you find Norman?" she asked, her eyes big, filled with a mixture of hope and fear.

"We did. Dylan and I found him in a box in the middle of the woods. You were right...Nick Fords men captured him" he said, a pained look on his face.

"Is he okay?" she asked, preparing herself for his response.

"He's fine, we took him to the hospital, he's being checked out by doctors" he explained.

Alex was still recovering from the sight of Norman when they released him from the box. Tussled hair, a face so dirty his features were almost unrecognizable, and numerous parasites clinging to his pale skin.

Norma stepped towards Alex and gave him a quick hug. He flinched a little at the spontaneity of the gesture, but soon his hands rested on her hips. He grinned at her sweet scent, vanilla and roses, but soon forced himself back into professionalism before he let his true feelings show.

She pulled away and stepped back, creating distance between them.

"Thank you, so much, Alex. I really...I can't thank you enough for this" she said, a sweet smile on her face.

"It's my job" he gave her a tight lipped grin, Norma had never seen that much expression on his usually emotionless face.

"Come with me, I'll drive you over to the hospital" he said, walking down the steps to his SUV police cruiser. She followed behind him in the cool, Oregon night air and they drove to hospital.